Jo Kendall
Josephine Mary Robinson, better known by her stage name Jo Kendall (17 February 1940 – 29 January 2022) was a British actress and writer. She was known for her work on the BBC radio comedy show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which debuted in 1964, and for her role as Peggy Skilbeck on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (then Emmerdale Farm) from 1972 to 1973, in which she also spoke the programme's first line of dialogue in the inaugural episode. Kendall was born Josephine Mary Robinson in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, on 17 February 1940. After leaving Leicester she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and gained her Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM).
11
Films
23
TV Shows
Known For
34 Credits
Emmerdale
as Peggy Skilbeck
1972

Grange Hill
as Mrs. Browning
1978

The Bill
1984

Peak Practice
as Rose Godfrey
1993

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975

Angels
1975

The Goodies
as The Queen (voice)
1970

The New Avengers
as Nurse
1976

The Edwardians
as Vesta Victoria
1972

Shine on Harvey Moon
as Mrs. Fairweather
1982

The Pallisers
as Adelaide Palliser
1974

The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wife
1993